Assessing the reliability and validity of attitudes and confidence scales for the care of women and girls affected by female genital mutilation/cutting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 545,000 women and girls in the USA have undergone Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) or have mothers from a country where FGM/C is practiced. Women and girls living with FGM/C in the USA may experience stigma and bias due to their FGM/C, immigration, racial, and language status. Health care provider attitudes toward FGM/C and confidence for related clinical care may affect the quality of care, yet there are no validated instruments to measure these constructs.

Methods

We developed the instruments via review of the FGM/C literature, the development of scale items, expert review, and pre-testing. We validated the instruments using a convenience sample of providers in Arizona and Maryland. We used exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to confirm fac

SUBMITTER: Marea CX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8285805 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature